# CVE-2023-25551: Cross-site scripting in StruxureWare Data Center Expert

> Cross-site scripting vulnerability in StruxureWare Data Center Expert allows attackers to execute scripts via tampered HTTP parameters on the DCE file upload endpoint.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 12 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f778-759m-r57w

## What is CVE-2023-25551?

CVE-2023-25551 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Schneider Electric StruxureWare Data Center Expert, published on 18 Apr 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site
Scripting') vulnerability exists on a DCE file upload endpoint when tampering with parameters
over HTTP.

 

 

 

 Affected products: StruxureWare Data Center Expert (V7.9.2 and prior)

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25551?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Schneider-Electric Struxureware Data Center Expert.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-25551?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-25551 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25551 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric StruxureWare Data Center Expert

- [CVE-2021-22794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22794/): Path traversal in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-22795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22795/): Command injection in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-37196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37196/): SQL injection in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-37197](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37197/): SQL injection in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-25547](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25547/): Missing authorization in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-25551 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-25551 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Schneider Electric StruxureWare Data Center Expert, published on 18 Apr 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25551 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric StruxureWare Data Center Expert. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25551/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25551/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25551
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25551
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25551

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25551/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.